Festivals

INDIAN DIASPORA CINEMA SHINES GLOBALLY

The ninth India International Film Festival of Boston concluded with 48 films across 12 languages, celebrating independent cinema, diaspora storytelling, cultural exchange, in...

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SATYAJIT RAY IN COLOUR UNVEILED

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe visits Faces and Facets: Satyajit Ray in Colour, a landmark DAG World exhibition at Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, showcasing 125 rare colour photographs by...

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INDEPENDENT CINEMA CROSSES GLOBAL BORDERS

At the Independent Waterfront Film Festival 2025, Rashmi Lamba moderated a compelling conversation on co-productions, legal frameworks, insurance and global storytelling with ...

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JODHPUR RIFF CELEBRATES LIVING TRADITIONS

Where Tradition Finds Its Future: Twenty Years of Jodhpur RIFF: By Arnab Banerjee, this immersive feature explores how Jodhpur RIFF marks twenty years of musical innovation, c...

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PRABHAKAR KOLTE’S ABSTRACT ART PHILOSOPHY

At Chemould Prescott Road, Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe examines Prabhakar Kolte’s Asymmetrical Synthesis, exploring abstraction, nature, philosophy, and artistic process thr...

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GULZAR’S LEGACY LIVES THROUGH WALKING

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe chronicles the Gulzar Walk, an evocative literary heritage initiative by Urdu Markaz Rehguzar, celebrating Gulzar’s 92nd birthday through Mumbai&rs...

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THE JUST: POLITICS, MORALITY, VIOLENCE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews The Just, Albert Camus’s powerful political-moral play, in its Hindi adaptation in India, examining violence, revolution, conscience, justi...

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INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema, technology, exhibition, audiences and the need to build new collaborative models for ...

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MARATHI MUSICAL THEATRE TAKES CENTRE STAGE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe explores the enduring legacy of Marathi musical theatre as Nehru Centre Mumbai presents its 34th annual festival, celebrating landmark Sangeet Natak trad...

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PHULE’S THIRD EYE STILL BURNS

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reflects on a dramatic reading of Jyotiba Phule’s Trutiya Ratna, exploring its critique of caste, ritual and Brahminical dominance, and asking how ...

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EK LAMHA ZINDAGI: LOVE BEYOND BORDERS Juhi Babbar

Soni delivers a remarkable solo performance in Ek Lamha Zindagi, directed by Makrand Des...

September 25 2026

SHATRUGHAN SINHA & MENEKA GANDHI LAUNCH TOXIC

Shatrughan Sinha and Maneka Gandhi launched Dr Mukesh Batra’s Toxic in New Delhi, ...

September 24 2026

INDIAN DIASPORA CINEMA SHINES GLOBALLY

The ninth India International Film Festival of Boston concluded with 48 films across 12 ...

September 23 2026